A NOVEL mentoring and business development scheme has been announced for students, with participants being hand-selected from the annual BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
The goal is to give students the business knowledge they need to turn innovative ideas from their young scientist projects into commercial opportunities.
The BT Business of Science and Technology Programme was launched at the Science Gallery at Trinity College yesterday by the Tánaiste Mary Coughlan.
It will see a group of 40 student participants from the exhibition linking up with senior staff from companies including BT, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Bombardier, Bord Gáis Éireann, UCD, TCD, IP Innovations, Engineers Ireland and Bank of Ireland.
The student selection will take place soon after the exhibition ends in January and the successful students will then participate in mentoring sessions to take place at the Science Gallery in March.
These will include an intensive three-day series of workshops on subjects such as protecting intellectual property, global marketing, international business and strategy development.
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